June 19

[Morganne 241]

My doctor told me I could have anything I wanted that would pour through a strainer. Mesh or metal stained. The tiny hole kind. I love cheddar Soup diluted with skim milk. Taste like Mac n cheese.

[Morganne 241]

I've had French onion Soup broth, mushroom soup broth, Thai restaurant broth, cheese soup, chicken and beef broth, Tomato Soup. I just made sure it was thin and strained. Same consistency as my Protein.< /p>

[clemus1982 0]

Perfect Ty !!! For the 411

[Morganne 241]

I wanted to share my booklet information from my doctor. I would love to see others. I hope everyone is well!!!

This information has helped me big time. I attached the frequent what to expect things, full liquid diet, phase 2 soft food diet, and questions.

[ake 8]

Hey! How are you? Today was so much better. I'm down a total of 21lbs!!! That includes preop diet. 203 to 187 and 182 today!

I'm doing great! As of today 2 1/2 weeks post op I'm down 32 pounds!!

[HeatherL 40]

What did you think of Victory Medical Center?

[Morganne 241]

It was very nice. They did have to keep me in recovery over night because they did not have rooms. They had people that were supposed to be discharged and ended up staying another night. They have us a $50 Visa card ad Starbucks gift card for having that issue. They bought my husbands dinner and Breakfast. They also installed a flat screen into the recovery room. Very clean and nice staff.

[sexyslim2be 11]

Congrats on your new weight :-) thanks for all the details. I hope your side feels better. Hang in there you are doing great. Keep us posted on your journey :-)

[Morganne 241]

Congrats on your new weight :-) thanks for all the details. I hope your side feels better. Hang in there you are doing great. Keep us posted on your journey :-)

Thanks! My stitch on the inside dissolved and I no longer have any pain. I finally get to move to mushy foods on Wednesday. I'm so excited!!

[takingbackcontrol 137]

I'm having diarrhea every day, ESP after eating my purees. Pretty much from day 1 but in the beginning it was whey intolerance causing it.

Is this normal? Are you all experiencing it as well?

[Morganne 241]

I'm having diarrhea every day' date=' ESP after eating my purees. Pretty much from day 1 but in the beginning it was whey intolerance causing it.

Is this normal? Are you all experiencing it as well?[/quote']

I had diarrhea for about a week and then it stopped. It's normal from what my doctor says. I'm almost 3 weeks out and now I'm starting to feel hunger pains. I'm ready to eat some mushy foods! What does your doctor say you can have at the mushy stage?

[takingbackcontrol 137]

Cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, applesauce, smoothly puréed meats - ugh- , egg salad, tuna, canned chicken, but they all need to be finely puréed. So tired of everything looking like cat food.

I just started last week and have to do purees til 8/1, don't think I'll make it.

[SheWins1 207]

Cottage cheese' date=' Greek yogurt, applesauce, smoothly puréed meats - ugh- , egg salad, tuna, canned chicken, but they all need to be finely puréed. So tired of everything looking like cat food.

I just started last week and have to do purees til 8/1, don't think I'll make it.[/quote']

Ohhhh sister... I so feel you! I am just starting that diet. I'm still having issues getting all my Water and Protein in. Good luck and thanks for this post!

[Morganne 241]

MENTAL HUNGER:

I am trying to make it to Wednesday. I am not hungry, like AT ALL! But, I have mental hunger. I have a three year old and husband whom I have to cook for. I struggle so bad, not wanting to eat their food, but ready to eat my food! Does that makes sense? This hasn't been an issue until tonight. I get to start the mushy stage on Wednesday and I am ready. Tonight I made my husband chicken salad and it looked amazing.

Another thing I have to throw out there is I am always freaked about getting a leak. Do you guys every worry about that? I am doing what I am told but it always feels weird in my mind. Is this normal?

I would love some advice from those who have been through the mushy stage. What was your first meal, what worked for you and didn't. I know that we are all different and one thing may work for you that wont for me. I am just curious what your doctor considered mushy. My list shows one thing and when I called they told me another. I am just worried.

Lastly, thank you for allowing me to complain and not judging me! I love my husband more than anything but I can't talk to him much about this. I don't think he cares. He cares about my health and me but I think he gets bored with this topic. I don't blame him. A person can only hear the same thing 100 times before they flip. ha!

[southernsoul 773]

NewMommy, this is definitely the place to obsess about all the aspects of our surgeries! My hubs is very supportive, but he definitely doesn't want to hear all my mental ramblings about my food & my incisions & whatever else grabs my focus at the moment. I don't have kids, and I'm not cooking for my hubs right now. I told him from the beginning that he was going to be on his own for the first few weeks until I could eat regular food again. He doesn't mind, and has been making changes to his diet, too, in order to eat healthier right along with me.

I have never worried about getting a leak. The nurse at my surgeon's office told me leaks are caused by eating particles of food that are too big for the stage, or pushing ahead with foods I'm not ready for. She said the last time they had a patient who developed a leak, it was because she ate a couple of bites of chicken a few days out. I think as long as I stick with their plan, I should be fine.

I have one more week to go on full liquids & then I'll move on to purees on Wed of next week. I have come up with some Soups that are working well for me on full liquids. I was missing meaty flavor really bad, so I figured out something that would work for me to add kind of a ham flavor to things like broccoli cheese Soup, cream of potato Soup, & cream of asparagus soup. This may sound weird, but I bought those little cans of Armour Potted meat Product & blended it up with the cream Soups, some chicken broth to thin it, and a few dashes of Tabasco. I sprinkle a couple of tsp of grated Parmesan on top & it's a really good soup.

When it comes to mushies, I've heard a lot of folks struggle with eggs at first. I love eggs made in all kinds of ways, but I probably won't start off with them. Since I prefer my chicken salad and tuna salad to be smoother anyway (rather than chunky) I will probably start there. I also have a shrimp dip recipe I can make in the blender that will work for both purees and mushies.